在日本的“貓日”你可以做些奇葩的事情

These Are the Amazing Things You Can Do in Japan on Cat Day

你是個鏟屎官嗎？如果是，2月22日對你來說是個好地方，因為這是他們的“貓日”！

今年的“貓日”已經(jīng)是第30年了，在這一天日本的社交媒體被各種貓圖霸屏，還有貓圖案的甜甜圈、貓形狀的餅干、貓漫畫、貓有神地朝著窗外看、小貓咪賣萌叫喚，等等。這是日本最大的社交媒體狂歡。

Are you a cat person？ If so， Japan is the place to be on 22 February because this is when Cat Day is celebrated①celebrate英 ［'sel?bre?t］ 美 ［'s?l?bret］ vt. 慶祝；舉行；贊美；祝賀vi. 慶祝；過節(jié)；舉行宗教儀式We had a tea party to celebrate our headmaster's silver wedding.我們?yōu)閼c祝校長的銀婚舉行了一次茶會。.

Now in its 30th year， Cat Day has lit up Japanese social media with endless portraits of ...cats as well as cat-themed doughnuts②doughnut英 ［'d??n?t］ 美 ［'do'n?t］ n. 油炸圈餅；圓環(huán)圖；電子回旋加速器環(huán)狀真空室And in the coming years， this law will close the doughnut hole completely once and for all.在未來幾年，該法律將一勞永逸的完全堵上這個甜甜圈漏洞。， catshaped biscuits， cat manga， cats staring soulfully out of windows， kittens mewing expectantly③expectantly［?ks'p?kt?ntli］ adv. 期望地，期待地and so on. On this day it is Japan's hugest trend on social media.

“貓日”發(fā)生了啥

這個被日本人叫作“Neko no Hi”的“貓日”，因為“2/22”這個日期的日語讀音和“貓”的日語讀音最接近。

你可以惡整你的貓

What happens on Cat Day？

Known as "Neko no Hi"， it was chosen because the date's numerals④numeral英 ［'nju?m（?）r（?）l］ 美 ［'num?r?l］ n. 數(shù)字adj. 數(shù)字的；表示數(shù)字的， 2/22 （ni ni ni）， are pronounced fairly closely to the sound a cat makes in Japan （nyan nyan nyan）.

You can play tricks on your cat.

這個推主的貓一覺醒來，發(fā)現(xiàn)自己被埋在山一樣高的玩具老鼠里。（這蒙圈的表情）

This Twitter user pranked a sleeping pet cat which woke up to find itself buried under an avalanche of toy mice！

另一個推主覺得“貓日”應(yīng)該和自己的貓更靠近。

Another user felt the need to get close to his pet on Cat Day

你也可以打扮成一只貓

You can dress up as a cat

一個cosplay明星戴上了貓耳朵。

Cosplay的愛好者都發(fā)出了自己打扮成貓或者戴著貓耳朵的照片。

One famous cosplayer who donned cat ears was Yancoromarch Enthusiasts of cosplay， the art of dressing up like animated characters， posted pictures of themselves dressed as cats， or wearing "nekomimi" （cat's ears）.

你也可以做貓咪形狀的食物

You can make food look like cats

一些人就做了貓咪飯團。

你可以通過貓獲得利益

Some have celebrated by making cat-shaped food， like rice balls.

You can monetise cats

經(jīng)過多年發(fā)展，這一天已經(jīng)有了很多商業(yè)實踐，商店紛紛推出貓咪主題的商品。

Over the years the day has become a commercial success， with shops and businesses releasing cat-themed items.

Ikumi Mama是一家制作動物形狀點心的面包店，他們發(fā)布了一款貓咪系列甜甜圈。

Ikumi Mama，a bakery known for producing animal-shaped pastries， released a special set of cat doughnuts！

銷售咖啡喝進(jìn)口食物的Kaldi咖啡農(nóng)場，在那一天發(fā)布了特制的貓咪主題禮品包，里面裝著茶、餅干和臺歷。

Kaldi Coffee Farm， which sells coffee and imported foods， released a special cat-themed bag for the day， including tea， biscuits and a calendar.